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I wonder how many people today would accept a one-way trip to Mars.

It is actually cheaper to keep sending supplies to Mars to keep you alive, than to send enough to lift off and return.

I'd probably do it myself now; certainly would if were 60 years old.

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I'd lose interest in living on a barren red rock after a few days. Lonely, cold, harsh, and no Internet access.

I'm 24 and would absolutely do it, assuming I could bring a wife.

Reminds me of that scene from Men In Black when the alien kidnaps the female doctor and carries her back to the ship: "It's a long trip, I will need a snack".

That one person would get pretty boring after a while. And what is your emotional insurance policy should she perish?

I would only do it if I could bring 5 male friends and 5 female friends. This, too, would bore me probably before we landed, but at least there would be a variety of human presence.